"I Need Sex More Than You" And 9 Other Excuses Men Give For Cheating
“I Need More Sex Than You” And 9 Other Terrible Excuses Men Give For Cheating
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In Hillary Clinton’s Hulu documentary, the former secretary of state’s husband, Bill Clinton, claimed that his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was to “manage anxieties.” While his rationale seems completely absurd, it’s not at all surprising. Men tend to come up with a variety of awful excuses to justify their infidelity. Here are ten of them.
You’re too good for me
While there probably is some truth to this statement, some men will use this line to justify their cheating because they believe it will soften the blow. If he really thought that you were too good for him, he would be trying everything in his power to hold onto you — not scheming on ways to ruin the relationship.
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I thought you were cheating too
If a person truly thought that their partner was cheating, the logical thing for them to do would be to express their concerns or simply leave the relationship if the trust is actually the issue. Most of the time, “I thought you were cheating too” is just a diversion tactic.
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I never loved someone like I love you
Some men will use the overwhelming love that they feel for their partner as an excuse when they get caught being unfaithful. According to their logic, the love was so deep that it scared them and as a result, they cheated to self-sabotage.
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I wasn’t happy
It’s always interesting when people use relationship dissatisfaction as an excuse for infidelity. People who are truly unhappy with their partners just leave the relationship.
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I can’t help it
People who don’t want to be held accountable for their actions will try to convince you that their urges are much stronger than their ability to show restraint and their desire to be faithful.
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You made me feel insecure
It’s common practice for some cheaters to blame their partners for their conduct. A reason that is often recycled is that the faithful partner did something to make the unfaithful partner insecure so they went out and got their ego stroked elsewhere. Most of the time, the unfaithful partner’s insecurities have nothing to do with the faithful partner, but it’s easier to do terrible things and then blame someone else than it is to do the self-work required to be a better person.
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We were arguing
Some cheaters use disagreements as an excuse to go out and seek comfort in the arms of another lover. Others start fights for the sole purpose of going out to cheat. Both are problematic because they believe arguments give them a pass to be disloyal.
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You were gonna leave anyway
Believe it or not, there are serial cheaters who pretend to have abandonment issues and use them as a means of manipulating their partners into tolerating their unacceptable behavior. When caught cheating, they often fall back on the excuse that everyone always leaves them and they knew the current partner wouldn’t be any different. Unfortunately, this move sometimes works and results in the faithful partner trying to prove their loyalty to the unfaithful one. The irony.
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I need more sex than you do
A high sex drive is an excuse that womanizers will often use to justify their philandering while they’re supposed to be in a committed relationship. The thing is, a high sex drive does not equate to a lack of self-control. And if you know that you can’t control yourself, just be single.
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I wanted to get caught
Expert level trash humans will attempt to use reverse psychology and tell you that they wanted to get caught cheating because they wanted to leave the relationship. It’s strange that a person can be bold enough to cheat but lack the assertiveness to just end the relationship.
